Martial Arts Longevity Begins with the Equipment Slot

Chapter 3 Spirit Deer Layer, A Complete Transformation

The following afternoon, in the woodshed.

Chen Yu chopped firewood faster and faster, and before dusk, the yard was piled high with enough ironwood.

Having finished his task, Chen Yu was about to head to the canteen when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the west wing of the courtyard.

A middle-aged woman was walking by with her head held high.

The woman was of medium height, with fair skin and a pair of narrow, slightly upturned eyes.

She walked quickly, without any regard for others, and wherever she went, the servants around her would automatically make way.

Four servants carried a rectangular wooden plank, following hurriedly behind the woman.

A tattered straw mat covered the wooden board, and no one knew what was inside.

Several servants squatted by the wall, muttering to themselves, their faces filled with horror.

Chen Yu recognized Shi Le among them. Seeing the woman and her group walk away, he went up to ask them.

"What happened?"

Only after recognizing Chen Yu did Shi Le slowly speak.

"It was Kuai Daniu, the stable boy. Last night, he fed the horse so much that it died. Afraid of being punished, he tried to escape by climbing out of the yard, but he was caught and beaten to death!"

"When I went to fetch water from the stable, I saw with my own eyes that Kuai Daniu was tied to a long bench and was being beaten with sixty strokes of the cane."

"He was still screaming when he was hit with the thirtieth stroke, but by the fiftieth stroke, he was almost lifeless. He was hit with another ten strokes, and when he was fully executed, he was taken out only after he had cooled down completely."

"Does feeding a horse to death mean you have to kill a living person?" one of the servants said indignantly.

"You're new here, aren't you? In the servants' quarters, a horse's life is worth more than a human's."

Shi Le spoke as if showing off his knowledge.

"Besides, is that an ordinary horse? That's our young lady's horse! The woman who was leading the group just now is Yu Gu, the young lady's personal maid."

"The young lady has a bad temper; you'd better watch your words and actions, or you'll get yourself into trouble!"

"What a pity. Da Niu is a good man. Last time, the manager gave him a sesame seed cake, and he even shared half with me," Wang Xiaoliu said sadly.

Upon hearing this, the servants all sighed in dismay.

"I see."

Chen Yu was also shocked.

The life of a menial servant is worthless.

It was just a matter of the master's whim; he said he would be beaten to death, and so he was.

If you're not strong enough, you'll be at the mercy of others.

"What are you all standing there for?"

From afar came Manager Liu's impatient voice: "Get to work! If you're late for the deadline, I'll beat you to death!"

A moment of silence followed, and the crowd quickly dispersed.

Kuai Daniu's death greatly shocked Chen Yu.

From then on, he did nothing but work and practice his skills every day.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

Chen Yu is about to break through the final hurdle of the Spirit Deer Stance Technique.

Concentrate your mind, straighten your posture, support your legs and bend your knees to begin standing meditation.

After standing still for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, imagine yourself as a deer walking and playing in the forest.

Looking left and right, he leans back and strikes with his palms, his arms circling, his waist and hips following, he lifts his feet and changes his steps, one step and one breath, three steps and one stop.

Linglu Zhuang Gong is a skill that invigorates blood and nourishes the body. It emphasizes "clumsy form but spiritual essence" and should not be practiced blindly. If one is impatient and seeks quick results, it will deplete one's qi and blood and cause hidden injuries.

Chen Yu remained calm and composed, clearing his mind of all thoughts, focusing intently, and moving slowly and gently, without haste or slowness, letting things take their natural course.

An hour later, Chen Yu felt a warm current rise from his dantian, travel up his spine to the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, and then spread along his chest to his whole body, from his torso to his limbs, until it reached the ends of his extremities. His palms and soles became noticeably warm.

My whole body felt as if it had been "stretched out," feeling light and comfortable. My skin pores opened up, and I sweated profusely, giving me a sense of "penetration."

【Technique Section (Tier 1 7%)】

[Technique]: Spirit Deer Stance

[Progress]: 10th floor (1000/1000)

As the Spirit Deer Stance Technique breaks through to the tenth level, the text in the [Talent Segment] begins to light up.

[Talent Slot (Tier 1 0%)]

Number: 1 grid

[Talent]: A complete transformation

[Quality]: Superior Tier 3 (Currently)

[Status]: Not equipped

[Equipment Requirements]: Beginner level in martial arts

[Equipment Effect]: Body Refining Technique Cultivation Efficiency +50%. Each breakthrough in realm will result in a complete transformation, causing a certain degree of mutation in the physical body, with a chance to obtain a special physique.

Chen Yu looked at the [Talent Panel] and couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

I never knew I had this talent until I came into this world.

My talent seems to be working quite well. The increased efficiency of body tempering ensures a minimum level of progress, and the physical mutations after each breakthrough might allow me to reach my maximum potential.

This talent is not a disposable commodity, but a potential stock with high growth potential and multiple possibilities.

[The awakened innate talent 'Transformation' meets the equipment requirements. Do you wish to equip it?]

Chen Yu exhaled a long breath, closed his eyes, lowered his gaze, focused his mind, and began to equip himself.

The moment the equipment was successfully assembled, the blood and qi in the body surged like a stream, and the warm qi in the dantian rose rapidly, rushing to the Baihui point and circulating between the eyes, ears and other orifices.

At first, my vision was as if veiled by a thin mist.

After a while, the view suddenly became clear.

Qi and blood flow through the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, and the acupoints such as Eye Palace, Ear Gate, and Yifeng have all been opened.

When Chen Yu opened his eyes again, he felt his mind was clear and his spirits were refreshed. Everything he saw and felt was clearer.

This physical mutation grants the individual the ability to have "sharp hearing and keen eyesight".

【Characteristics: 1. Can see in the dark; can see mosquito wings within three zhang (approximately 10 meters). 2. Can hear in all directions; can distinguish pulses within ten zhang (approximately 30 meters).】

"If I had this kind of talent in my past life, I wouldn't have had to worry about being nearsighted!" Chen Yu sighed to himself.

Now I can see in all directions and hear in all directions; I can even hear the faint footsteps in the neighboring yard clearly.

While his keen hearing and sharp eyesight couldn't instantly turn Chen Yu into a top expert, it did give him excellent sensory abilities.

They can discern the slightest disturbance and detect any potential crisis in advance, thus taking timely action or even striking first.

Leaving aside martial arts training and life-or-death battles, in terms of daily life alone, having sharp hearing and eyesight is a great convenience.

After briefly reviewing and digesting his breakthrough results, Chen Yu reopened the [Cultivation Techniques] panel.

He had just noticed that after the Spirit Deer Stance Technique reached the tenth level of perfection, the progress in the [Technique Panel] changed from 0% to 7%, an increase of 7 percentage points.

This means that mastering a skill will increase the progress of upgrading the rank of the skill in the skill inventory.

One copy of the Spirit Deer Stance Technique increased the progress by 7%. I wonder how much other techniques can improve it.

Chen Yu suddenly realized that the biggest problem at present was that there was no source of cultivation techniques.

After teaching in the servants' quarters for a few days, Zhao Dashan disappeared and never appeared again. After that, everyone practiced their skills on their own.

For the past month, there has been no news of the murderer "Blood Blade Yama," let alone the selection of guards that Shi Le mentioned.

So where should we search for cultivation techniques?

Just as he was thinking, Wang Xiaoliu's shouts suddenly came from outside the woodshed.

"Brother Yu, come out and gather around us, we have something important to tell you!"